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NFL Week 4 winners, losers
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (80) celebrates with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (9) after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

NFL Week 4 winners, losers: Chiefs offense arrives, Matthew Stafford's still got it

With most of the NFL's Week 4 schedule in the books, it is time to take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from Sunday's action. Matthew Stafford and Patrick Mahomes both had big games for their respective teams, while the Philadelphia Eagles' special teams unit came through again. 

NFL Week 4 winners

Matthew Stafford, quarterback, Los Angeles Rams. If Stafford is healthy, the Rams are Super Bowl contenders, and he showed why on Sunday by completing 29-of-41 passes for 375 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. That includes two touchdowns in the final four minutes to lead the Rams to a 27-20 win. 

Patrick Mahomes, quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs. Maybe he just needed Xavier Worthy back to really get right. Mahomes threw four touchdown passes as the Chiefs offense finally clicked together in a convincing 37-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens

Payton Wilson, linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers. How is someone a winner for making a tackle on an 81-yard pass play? Simply because Wilson made the tackle. His hustle to chase down Jordan Addison forced the Minnesota Vikings to run three extra plays and take a crucial minute of clock time off. It was a potential game-saving play. 

Philadelphia Eagles special teams. For the second week in a row, the Eagles' special teams unit turned a blocked kick into a touchdown. This time, it was the punt team in a game they ended up winning by one score. 

Kevin Byard III, defensive back, Chicago Bears. Byard intercepted two passes in the Bears' 25-24 win, but his biggest play of the day may have been a third-down stuff of Ashton Jeanty late in the game to force the Raiders into a 56-yard field goal attempt that the Bears would ultimately block to secure the win. 

Jaxson Dart, quarterback, New York Giants. He was not great, but he gave the Giants a spark and threw for a touchdown while running for one in his first NFL start. The Giants don't win many games. Dart helped them get one. 

Michael Penix Jr., quarterback, Atlanta Falcons. Great redemption game for Penix Jr. after he was benched a week ago, coming back by completing 20-of-26 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns (with one interception). 

NFL Week 4 losers

New Orleans Saints' Philly Special attempt. The Saints had their chances, but simply made too many mistakes. This failed trick play attempt was one of the biggest. 

Justin Herbert, quarterback, Los Angeles Chargers. Just when the Chargers are trying to get people to believe in them, they lay an egg against a winless Giants team with Herbert playing his worst game of the season. He was intercepted twice and averaged just five yards per pass attempt. 

Brian Callahan, head coach, Tennessee Titans. The talent level is not great. It is a bad organization right now. But this team is 3-18 under Callahan's watch and just got shut out and humiliated by an average Houston Texans team. That seat has to be scorching. 

Carolina Panthers. After securing an impressive win against Atlanta a week ago, the Panthers allowed 42 points to a New England Patriots offense that has not done anything in years. There was a lot to question about the Panthers in this game. 

Adonai Mitchell, wide receiver, Indianapolis Colts. There was perhaps no one player more damaging to his offense than Mitchell, taking 14 potential points off the board.

The first seven came when he fumbled the ball through the end zone while attempting to celebrate.

Then, later, he erased a 56-yard Jonathan Taylor touchdown run with a holding penalty. 

Robert Saleh, defensive coordinator,  San Francisco 49ers. After causing some drama by accusing Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen of running a sign-stealing operation, his team not only lost, but he also got into it with Coen after the game. 

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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